The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror (Joseph McCullough)

[Mr_Fisq]

The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror

O grze:
Skirmish osadzony w epoce napoleońskiej - podszyty gotyckim horrorem.

Opis ze strony wydawcy:

As the wars of Napoleon ravage Europe, chaos and fear reign and the darkness that once clung to the shadows has been emboldened. Supernatural creatures--vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and worse take advantage of the havoc, striking out at isolated farms, villages and even military units. Whether they are pursuing some master plan or simply reveling in their newfound freedom is unknown. Most people dismiss reports of these slaughters as the rantings of madmen or the lies of deserters, but a few know better…

In Britain, a secret award--the Silver Bayonet--is presented to those soldiers brave or fortunate enough to have faced these creatures and survived. Often, these survivors are swiftly seconded to a specialist unit and ordered to report to one of Wellington's exploring officers. Formed to root out and destroy the supernatural menace, these small units are tasked with investigating strange reports, scouring battlefields, and seeking out allies and artifacts that could stem the tide. Britain is not alone in this fight--the other great nations have their own units dedicated to the fight against the supernatural--but that is not to say that mankind is united in the face of the rising darkness. While the rising darkness is a common foe, and rival units may forge uneasy and fleeting alliances, patriotism and national interest will just as often pit them against each other in races for ancient knowledge or forgotten treasure.

The Silver Bayonet is a skirmish wargame of gothic horror set during the Napoleonic Wars. Each player forms an elite band of monster hunters drawn from the ranks of one of the great powers. Riflemen, swordsmen, and engineers fight side-by-side with mystics, occultists, and even those few supernatural creatures that can be controlled or reasoned with enough to make common cause. The game can be played solo, co-operatively, or competitively, with players progressing through a series of interlinked adventures with their soldiers gaining experience and suffering grievous wounds and their units triumphing… or falling in the face of the shadows. It is a game of action and adventure, where musket and sabre meet tooth and claw.

Liczba graczy:1+ (?)
Autor: Joseph McCullough
Tagi: #skirmish #solo
Ciekawe linki:
- Strona gry: Na stronie autora, BGG
- Recenzja od Blood And Spectacles (tekst, ANG)

Ważne dodatki:
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[Mr_Fisq]

Pół brytyjskiej drużyny łowców potworów z gry Silver Bayonet

szkot już był, ale lekki retusz nastąpił
medyka pomalowałem dziś w nocy wspomagając się "kulką", ciekawe narzędzie ... kiedyś napiszę więcej, jak oczywiście jeszcze z nim popracuję.

Tylko malujesz, czy też grasz i możesz podzielić się wrażeniami?

[rastula]

narazie tylko maluję:(...ale przeglądałem zasady i nawet wygląda to na grywalne...

[Mr_Fisq]

ale przeglądałem zasady i nawet wygląda to na grywalne...

Kilka problemów z wcześniejszych gier Josepha ponoć zostało wyeliminowanych:
- Przejście z k20 na 2k10 => ograniczenie losowości
- Kości przeznaczenia => ograniczenie losowości
- Rozwój wszystkich postaci, nie tylko dwóch głównych=> mniej anonimowych ciał w drużynie
- Solo już w podstawce

Gdyby to nie była epoka napoleońska to brałbym bez zastanowienia, ale może i tak się złamię

[rastula]

ale przeglądałem zasady i nawet wygląda to na grywalne...

Kilka problemów z wcześniejszych gier Josepha ponoć zostało wyeliminowanych:
- Przejście z k20 na 2k10 => ograniczenie losowości
- Kości przeznaczenia => ograniczenie losowości
- Rozwój wszystkich postaci, nie tylko dwóch głównych=> mniej anonimowych ciał w drużynie
- Solo już w podstawce

Gdyby to nie była epoka napoleońska to brałbym bez zastanowienia, ale może i tak się złamię

epoka napoleonska jest tu umowna - to walka egzorcystów z potworami - możesz używać figurek praktycznie jakich chcesz (choć akurat te drużyny są bardzo fajne - histopryczno - fantastyczne... oczywiście laserów i samolotów nie ma......

[Mr_Fisq]

W maju pojawi się nowy dodatek który przeniesie nas do Egiptu:

The Silver Bayonet
I have just completed my final read-through of the layouts for Egypt: Shadow of the Sphinx. It was a lot of fun to take The Silver Bayonet out of its European setting and bring in some other classic horror monsters! I delight in seeing how much fun can be packed into these small books!

Źródło: Post autora na jego stronie

Więcej o dodatku:

Face dangerous new foes, recruit new soldiers, and uncover the mysterious treasures of Ancient Egypt in two new campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play.

Somewhere beneath the shifting sands lies the forgotten knowledge of the pharaohs - magic granting power over wind and rain, life and death, and even time itself. Napoleon didn't cross the Mediterranean simply to conquer Egypt, he sought these ancient secrets. No one knows what he found, but his military victories since then speak for themselves. Now, as Bonaparte continues to burn his way through Europe, desperate nations have sent their own special units across the sea to search for a counter and end his rampage.

Egypt: Shadow of the Sphinx is a supplement for The Silver Bayonet, in which the players' special units explore the mysteries of this great land, venturing into lost cities, forbidden ruins, and even beneath the Pyramids themselves. Contained within are two campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play. New soldiers, and equipment might give them an edge, but they will still face an array of terrifying foes, including mummies, werejackals, and serpopards, many not known to the living for more than 3,000 years...

Źródło: Strona produktu na amazonie.

[Mr_Fisq]

Jakby ktoś zastanawiał się, jakie figurki będą potrzebne do gry (uwzględnia tylko podstawkę):

Spoiler:

Źródło: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=134924

[Mr_Fisq]

Gra się chyba przyjęła - zasuwają z dodatkami jak szaleni. W zeszłym roku wyszły Karpaty i Kanada, a w tym oprócz Egiptu wyjdą też Włochy:
https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osp ... ames-2024/
Josephowi chyba zaczyna brakować czasu/pomysłów bo jest autorem co drugiego dodatku (Karpat i Egiptu).

Cytat z zapowiedzi:

This supplement for The Silver Bayonet takes the Napoleonic gothic horror wargame into the undead-ravaged lands of southern Italy with a solo campaign, new soldiers, monsters, and more!

Something sinister has risen in Calabria, the mysterious, hauntingly beautiful, yet dangerous province of southern Italy. Still recovering from the destructive earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people, the region’s clergy inspire a full-blown sanfedisti – a holy war – against Republican France and its allies. As the major nations vie for military, political, and ideological supremacy over the Mediterranean, the Bourbon royal family plots to reclaim its Neapolitan throne, sending agents from its Sicilian stronghold to support the Calabrian briganti in waging a bloody guerrilla war against the occupying French.

Amidst this chaos, rumors spread that the dead no longer rest easy, but rise from their graves to wander isolated valleys and mountain paths, the creak and groan of their dry bones offering scant warning to the terrified people of the region. Players must recruit a courageous band of soldiers and specialists to seek out the truth behind these tales in this supplement to The Silver Bayonet which is sure to send shivers down the spine of even the bravest grenadier.

[Mr_Fisq]

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